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The ODPM fails to spend £50 million

29 October 2004

The ODPM has failed to spend £50 million earmarked for the Thames Gateway under the Communities Plan. Housing and planning minister Keith Hill told an ODPM select committee last week that the department had identified the underspend, from the £446 million of money for the Thames Gateway, and was yet to decide where the money should now go.

English Partnership wins outline planning permission

29 October 2004

National regeneration agency English Partnerships last week won outline planning permission from Sunderland City Council for 350 homes on the 61ha site of the former Lambton Cokeworks near the city. It has also appointed contractor Mowlem to carry out the £19 million site remediation. The site still requires further planning approval from deputy prime minister John Prescott as the development diverges from the unitary plan.

Health and leisure proposals

29 October 2004

Plans for a joint health and leisure centre in Burnley town centre have been unveiled by Burnley Borough Council. The project is a joint venture between the council and Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Primary Care Trust (PCT), with work set to begin on the centre (see visualisation, above) in December. Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT has set up a patient-public user group to influence the design and transport issues around the new building.

Drive for brownfield housing at standstill

29 October 2004

Government efforts to increase the number of homes built on brownfield land have stalled, according to statistics released last week by the ODPM.

Call for new green tax regime to protect poorer households

29 October 2004

The negative impact of 'green' taxes on low-income households can be reduced through carefully-designed charging regimes or compensation schemes, according to research published this week.

Milton Keynes is to win right to site new homes

29 October 2004

Planners in Milton Keynes are set to be allowed to decide where to build the 70,000 homes that the Government has ordered the city to absorb by 2031.

Darlington Central Park

29 October 2004

Each week we ask a regeneration practitioner or commentator to assess a recently published planning document. This week Tony Brown reviews the Central Park site in Darlington.

Community calls for King's Cross changes

29 October 2004

A coalition of community groups in north London has called for revisions to proposals to redevelop land behind King's Cross station, one of the largest inner-city regeneration projects in Europe.

Student homes

29 October 2004

One of the largest student campuses in London was officially opened last week. Built on a former railway gravel yard, Westfield Student Village in Mile End, east London (above), has more than 2,000 bed spaces with ensuite facilities and a canalside cafe. Located alongside the regenerated Mile End Park, the campus has a facade of brick, copper and stainless steel. Tower Hamlets Area Partnership is hoping that the influx of students will create a more mixed population in Mile End. Professionals staying there during conference season are also expected to bring business to the area's pubs, bars and shops.

URC set to reveal £110m Sunderland bridge plan

29 October 2004

Proposals for a £110 million bridge over the River Wear to boost regeneration initiatives in the area are to be revealed next week by the city's urban regeneration company, Sunderland Arc.

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